Voice for Equality: Nancy Pelosi

February 12, 2009

Pelosi is the current and first female Speaker of the US House of Representatives. She was the first woman to lead a major party in US Congress.

On May 15, 2008, Speaker Pelosi issued a statement supporting the California Supreme Court's decision in favor of marriage equality, calling it "a significant milestone for which all Californians can take pride." She condemned "any ballot measure that would write discrimination into the State Constitution."

Freedom to Marry was the campaign to win marriage nationwide. With the Supreme Court victory on June 26, 2015, the work of this strategic campaign – though not the larger movement – was achieved, and Freedom to Marry wound down its operations, closing in early 2016. For inquiries, please email legacy@freedomtomarry.org.